Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 1121 Riga, 14 December 2010 (pr. No 73 19. §) rules on procedures for the issue of animal and animal products veterinary health certificates and General veterinary requirements of food products that have been issued in accordance with article 25 of the law on veterinary medicine and point 7 i. General questions 1. determines the order in which issues the animals and animal products veterinary health certificates, as well as the general health requirements in food of animal origin.
2. the implementation of these provisions is monitored and controlled by the food and veterinary service (hereinafter service).
II. the veterinary health certificate procedure 3. Veterinary health certificate for animals and products of animal origin within the regulatory legislation (annex 1) the cases completed and issued by the official veterinarian (service Inspector (veterinarian)), which is authorized by the Department to issue and approve the veterinary health certificates.
4. To get veterinary health certificate, the person shall submit to the territorial unit of the service application. The application specifies the following information: 4.1 the consignor and consignee (name, location address, country. If the cargo intended for transit, transit, also);
4.2. cargo type, origin and size (weight or number of units);
4.3. cargo vehicle intended for the carriage (kind and registration number);
4.4. loading of the place and time;
4.5 the applicant (name, title, telephone number);
4.6. other information when you require the goods for import in the country of destination.
5. the animal health certificate shall meet the following requirements: 5.1 it is looking for one or several interconnected and indivisible pages or each veterinary health certificate specified the number of pages the total number of lapaspuš;
5.2. it contains the veterinary health certificate identification number that is unique and not repeated identification system;
5.3. If the goods are exported to another Member State of the European Union (hereinafter referred to as Member States), the veterinary health certificate is completed in the traces system (integrated computerized veterinary system) and printed in the national language and at least one of the official languages of the country of destination. Veterinary health certificate issued before the goods exported from the territory of Latvia;
5.4. the signature and the stamp is approved by the official veterinarian;
5.5. it is to be sent along with the original shipment.
6. If the goods are imported from a third country in Latvia, the veterinary health certificate meets the following requirements: 6.1 it is designed according to the provisions in paragraph 5.1 and 5.2. If it consists of two or more pages, a veterinary health certificate identification number is stated on each of them;
6.2. it is in the national language or languages, which agrees with the use of the service, or is accompanied by a certified translation into the State language;
6.3. it shall certify that the animals or products conform to the requirements specified in these regulations and European Union law of the animals concerned or products into the European Union;
6.4. the signature and the stamp of the third country has been approved by the competent veterinary authorities authorized veterinarian. If the veterinary health certificate comprises more than one page, this requirement applies to every subsequent page;
6.5. the original is sent with the shipment.
7. the service shall ensure that the official veterinarian, who shall be completed and issued by a veterinary health certificate are trained and familiar with: 7.1 the animals and products of animal origin within the regulatory normative acts;
7.2. procedures be completed and issued by a veterinary health certificate;
7.3. information required for veterinary health certificate to fill out;
7.4. the examinations and studies (type and amount) to be taken before a veterinary health certificate issued.
8. the official veterinarian, who shall be completed and issued by a veterinary health certificate with signature and seal: 8.1 information for which compliance is verified and the fact that he can be verified;
8.2. completely fill the veterinary health certificate;
8.3. the veterinary health certificate for animals or animal products that have made the necessary checks and investigations.
9. This provision 8. in the case referred to in paragraph official veterinarian with the imprint of the stamp and signature of approved veterinary health certificate, if it is to fill out the required information, or the results of tests and examinations: 9.1. has acquired himself;
9.2. has provided another official veterinarian or person under the authority of the service have the right to issue documents with this information and acting under the supervision of the official veterinarian;
9.3. it is provided in another Member State the competent veterinary authority;
9.4. it is acquired on the basis of the veterinary legislation referred to in the national monitoring programmes.
10. the service establishes a common veterinary health certificate and a copy thereof to the storage arrangements ensuring traceability of issue.
11. the Department has established a control system to prevent false or misleading veterinary health certificate, and use of the service.
12. If there are false or misleading veterinary health certificates, service inspection or service in question in the investigation. Under these measures, while the inspection or investigation, the service at the time of the post can censure the official veterinarian, who shall issue a veterinary health certificate.
13. If this provision of the service referred to in point 12 of the investigation or during the inspection finds that: 13.1. official veterinarian has deliberately specified the incorrect information in the veterinary health certificate service will take measures to prevent the recurrence of such an offence;
13.2. a person has knowingly provided false information or corrections made to the veterinary health certificate authorities that person may refuse to issue future veterinary health certificate.
III. General health requirements animal food chain 14. Edible products of animal origin are allowed to get from animals which fulfil the following requirements: 14.1. their health status is adequate for obtaining of food products in accordance with the laws and regulations on food requirements;
14.2. the animals come from a holding or a company stationed in the territory or part of its territory, which for animal health reasons is not subject to prohibition or restrictions in accordance with the laws and regulations on the food chain.
15. Meat and meat products are allowed to get from animals which satisfy the following additional requirements: 15.1. they are slaughtered in a slaughterhouse, where animals have been found in the case of infectious diseases, as well as there is no suspicion of the presence of animals by an infectious disease;
15.2. the post mortem inspection found no suspicion of the presence of infectious pathogen and laboratory investigation taken does not reveal the presence of communicable disease agent.
16. A service may allow the animal origin food products which do not comply with this provision in paragraph 14.2. this requirement, where the products concerned are: 16.1. have been obtained from animals originating in the shed are not animal disease with infectious diseases, and there is no suspicion of the presence of infectious animal diseases;
16.2. are obtained, handled, transported and stored separately from other foodstuffs of animal origin, comply with the legislation on animal health requirements, or that the action is performed with them at another time;
16.3. have been processed using a method that provides for the prohibition or restriction subject area or a part of the infectious animal disease agent. Treatment by the service company said the conduct of such activities;
16.4. is marked and clearly identifiable.
17. paragraph 16 of these rules in the case of foodstuffs of animal origin from the refusal or restriction subject territory in accordance with the laws and regulations laying down a particularly dangerous disease (the disease) outbreak and the threat of liquidation procedure.
18. Fresh meat, milk and dairy products, which comply with the provisions referred to in point 16 requirements, processing in accordance with the provisions of annex 2.
19. Fresh meat which complies with the provisions of paragraph 16 of the above requirements and carried out post-mortem inspection shall be marked under the following conditions: 19.1. the requirements laid down in European Parliament and Council of 29 April 2004, Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 laying down specific rules for products of animal origin intended for human consumption for the organisation of official controls;
19.2. the health mark cross the two diagonal lines that intersect in the middle of the label and do not affect the perception of the information;

19.3. the health mark contains the service number of the authorisation granted by the veterinarian who performed the post-mortem inspection of the animal. This requirement does not apply to fresh meat obtained in Latvia and intended for distribution in the local market.
20. food products derived from aquaculture animals, treated, processed and distributed, subject to the conditions and procedures laid down in the legislation on the veterinary requirements of the aquaculture animals, their products and their movement, as well as certain aquaculture animals of infectious disease prevention and control.
21. Latvia may enter foodstuffs of animal origin from third countries or parts thereof from which the European Commission is authorized to import the products in question.
IV. final question 22. Be declared unenforceable: 22.1. Cabinet of Ministers of 6 September 2005, Regulation No 677 "rules for animals and food of animal origin products and procedures issued by the veterinary health certificates" (Latvian journal, 2005, 144. No.);
22.2. The Cabinet of Ministers of 13 May 2008. Regulation No 327 "animals and products of animal origin veterinary health certificate procedure" (Latvian journal, 2008, nr. 76).
Informative reference to European Union directives, the regulations include provisions resulting from: 1) of the Council of 16 December 2002 Directive 2002/99/EC laying down the animal health rules governing animal production, processing, distribution and introduction of products intended for human consumption;
2) Council of 17 December 1996 of the Directive 96/93/EC on animal and animal product certification.
The Prime Minister, regional development and local Government Minister v. dombrovsky Minister of Agriculture j. Dūklav of annex 1 of the Cabinet of Ministers of 14 December 2010 regulations no 1121 in animals and products of animal origin within the regulatory laws no PO box animals, their semen, ova and embryos and products of animal origin a measure 1. Bovine animals and swine the Cabinet 22 December 2009. the Regulation No. 1647 "veterinary requirements for bovine and porcine movement" 2. Bovine semen to the Cabinet of Ministers on 27 June 2006, the Regulation No 529 "veterinary requirements of the bull semen trade in European Union Member States and import from third countries "3. ova and embryos of the bovine Cabinet 2010 august 31, Regulation No. 818" rules on the veterinary requirements of the bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine species and ova and embryos of the equine, ovine and caprine species, as well as the movement of sperm embryo transplant business, preparation of the semen and semen storage centre registration order "(further – the Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 818) 4. Boar semen of the Cabinet of Ministers of 28 March 2006 no. 235" provisions of the veterinary requirements of the porcine species for trade in semen of animals in other European Union Member States and import from third countries "5. ova and embryos of swine, Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No 818 6. Sheep and goats of the Cabinet of Ministers of 30 March 2004, the provisions of the" rules on no 206 veterinary requirements for movement of sheep and goats "7. Sheep and goat embryos and ova and semen teķ goat and the Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No 818 8. Equidae in the Cabinet of Ministers of 18 March 2004, the Regulation No 145" rules on the veterinary requirements of the circulation and the equine for imports from third countries "
9. The equine ova, embryos and semen to the Cabinet regulations no 818 10. Poultry and hatching eggs in the Cabinet of Ministers of 13 October 2008 No. 844 "provisions of the poultry and hatching egg movement order" 11. Aquaculture animals and products derived therefrom by the Cabinet of Ministers of 2 June 2008. Regulation No 400 ' of the veterinary requirements of the aquaculture animals, their products and their movement, as well as the aquaculture animal diseases prevention and fighting "12. Other animals Cabinet 2010 January 12, Regulation No. 34" Veterinary requirements for the movement of the animals, which are not mentioned in the other legislation on veterinary controls "all animal groups 13.1) of the Council of Europe, 2004 22. Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1255/97;
2) Cabinet 2008 December 22, Regulation No 1079 "animal transport rules" 14. Edible products of animal origin 1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004, Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin;
2) Cabinet of 17 November 2009. the Regulation No. 1325 "rules on veterinary requirements for products of animal origin intended for human consumption in Latvia and their entry, trade between the Member States of the European Union" 15. animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption, European Parliament and Council of 21 October 2009. Regulation (EC) no 1069/2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (animal by-products regulation) the Minister of Agriculture j. Dūklav in annex 2 of the Cabinet of Ministers of 14 December 2010 regulations no 1121 animal food processing no PO box
Food of animal origin handled in the name of the infectious diseases foot-and-mouth disease, classical swine fever swine vesicular disease African swine fever bovine plague Newcastle disease avian influenza sheep and goat pox fresh meat 1. apstrāde1 heat treatment in a hermetically sealed container with an fo value of 3.00 or vairāk2 + + + + + + + + 2. Heat treatment at a minimum temperature of 70 ° C, the internal temperature of the product reaches a minimum of 70 ° C + + + + + + 0 + 3. Heat treatment at a minimum temperature of 80 ° C that time the internal temperature of the product reaches not less than 80 ° C + + + + + + + + 4. Heat treatment in a hermetically sealed container at a temperature of not less than 60 ° c. Duration of treatment is not less than 4 hours, and at least 30 minutes to reach the internal temperature of the product no less than 70 ° C + + + ++ 0 0 + 5. Boneless meat – for at least nine months long fermentation and maturation in the natural, the product water activity (aw) of not more than 0.93 or environmental reaction (pH) not more than 6.0 + + + ++ 0 0 0 6. Bone-in meat, at least nine months in natural fermentation and maturation that product water activity (aw) of not more than 0.93 or environmental reaction (pH) is not greater than + ++ 0 0 0 0 0 7 6.01. Salami-processing criteria determined by the European Commission + ++ 0 + 0 0 0 8. Ham and fillet-processing, which includes the natural fermentation and maturation (ham-no less than 190 days, fillet, not less than 140 days) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 +. Heat treatment that product during internal temperature reaches 65 ° C for not less than. This temperature achieved during the period required to ensure pasteurization (pv), equivalent to or greater than 40 pasteurization units + 0 0 0 0 0 0 + milk and milk products (including cream) 10. processing ultra at a temperature of not less than 132 ° C, not less than one second + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11. Transient high temperature pasteurisation (if milk pH below 7.0) + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12. temporary Double pasteurization at high temperatures (when milk pH There are 7.0 7.0) or more than + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 notes.
1.1 follow the necessary security measures to prevent the risk of contamination of the product.
2. An F0 value of 2 represents the effect of the processing that provides a bacterial spore destruction. An F0 value of 3.00 means that the coldest point in the processing of the product is done enough to ensure the equivalent effect gets, products of processing of 121 ° C for three minutes with immediate heating and chilling.
3. effectiveness. +-
4.0-efficiency is not assured.
Minister of agriculture j. Dūklav in